Winchcombe SchoolCleeve School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cheltenham.

Summary of the comparison

Winchcombe School and Cleeve School are secondary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Winchcombe School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cleeve School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cleeve School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Winchcombe School was judged the expected standard and Cleeve School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.8 for Winchcombe School and 49.9 for Cleeve School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Winchcombe School (53.8 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cleeve School (52.0 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Winchcombe School versus Cleeve School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamWinchcombe SchoolCheltenhamCleeve SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking25th of 40 in Gloucestershire 16th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll528 1,848
Capacity460 1,575
LocationCheltenham, GL54 5LB Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
GCSE results
Attainment 842.8 49.9 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.6% 52.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.1% 70.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc10.2% 27.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.59 4.35 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort98 277
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported138
A-level average pointsNot reported33.1 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported33.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported7.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census528 1,848
Free school meals (ever 6)21.8% 19.6%
English as an additional language1.9% 11.4%
SEN support10.8% 8.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence9.8% 7.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.0% 20.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Winchcombe School

Cleeve School

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